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Father-daughter ball set for April 27
Get ready for an evening of glam, glitz and girls running around a dance floor because “Diamonds and Rhinestones” is the theme for the 12th annual REACH father-daughter ball. Previously held in the Cloquet High School gymnasium, this year’s...
Easter Egg hunt set for Saturday
The Easter Bunny is coming to Cloquet’s Pine Valley Park Saturday, April 20. Thousands of eggs will be hidden, all redeemable for candy. Special golden eggs can be exchanged for prizes. The free Easter egg hunt starts at 11 a.m. and is age-based,...
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Wright-cromwell news
Hundreds of folks made the journey to the Curling Club at the DECC in Duluth for a gathering of family, friends, colleagues and classmates to honor the memory of Shirley Ann Parviainen Eichenwald...
Wrenshall news
President Harry S. Truman called Eleanor Roosevelt the First Lady of the World because of her commitment to global human rights. She was outspoken on civil rights and was a pioneer in media communications. Her life and legacy was the center of...
More than hens and roosters
It was April 7. Not all of the patches of snowdrifts and snowbanks had disappeared yet. The garden was too wet to step foot in, especially after the previous night's thunderstorm, but peeking through...
CARLTON news
The national Mayor's Day of Recognition for Volunteers was April 2 and Carlton Mayor Mike Soderstrom presented awards to Amy Decaigny, Lillian and Gordy Davis, and the Four Seasons Complex /Carlton...
Wright-Cromwell news
It’s good to be back in Minnesota and my home, after traveling to Washington, D.C. with my son and grandson. We had a wonderful time visiting the many memorials and monuments, and especially the...
Easter Egg hunt set for April 20
Get ready, kids! The Easter Bunny is coming to Cloquet’s Pine Valley Park Saturday, April 20. Egg hunts begin at 11 a.m. Thousands of eggs will be hidden, with special golden eggs for a few lucky prize winners. The free Easter egg hunt is...
Law enforcement career expo set for April 17
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College is hosting the 16th annual Law Enforcement Career Expo and Campus Visit Day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, in the Lester Jack Briggs Cultural Center on campus. The event is open to the public and...
Library hosts free music relaxation workshop
Modern life seems to be getting faster and faster and more and more stressful. Thursday, April 25 at 10 a.m. at the Cloquet Public Library, Jodie White, Board-Certified Music Therapist, will share ways that music can help you relax and increase your...
Young Life 5K is Saturday
The annual Young Life 5K is set for Saturday, April 6. Registration ($20) opens at 8:30 a.m. at Journey Christian Church, 1400 Washington Ave. in Cloquet. Students under the age of 18 can enter for free. The race itself starts at 9:30 a.m. for...
Easter Egg hunt set for April 20
Get ready, kids! The Easter Bunny is coming to Cloquet’s Pine Valley Park Saturday, April 20. Egg hunts begin at 11 a.m. Thousands of eggs will be hidden with special golden eggs for a few lucky prize winners. The free Easter egg hunt is...
Wright-Cromwell news
As I type this week’s news, I am in a hotel in Alexandra, Va. I have been on a 10-day trip to Washington, D.C. with my son and grandson. We have seen most of the important monuments and memorials...
It's all about the arts at the Encore! this weekend
Enjoy two full days of entertainment at the Encore! Performing Arts Center and Gallery in Cloquet. After a full weekend of performances of the County Seat Theater's award-winning production of...
Wright-Cromwell news
Hello, readers! I guess the results of the state boys basketball tournament appearance didn’t go as hoped for, but our team, the coaches, the students and fans represented Cromwell-Wright in...
Wrenshall news
While most of us are excited just to see brown outside instead of white, there is a lot of green poking up in our farm’s potting shed this week. My husband and I own and operate the Food Farm and we have onions an inch high and the tomatoes are sho...
NorthEastern history on display at annual CCHS meeting
Bert Whittington, owner of the NorthEastern Hotel, Saloon & Grille on Dunlap Island, will give a talk about the history of the building at the annual meeting of the Carlton County Historical...
Skywarn training, test tornado warnings coming up
Carlton County Emergency Management and the National Weather Service will be offering National Weather Service Skywarn Spotter training 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 2. The class will be in the Tamarack Room on the second floor of the Carlton County...
It's all about the arts at the Encore! this weekend
Enjoy two full days of entertainment at the Encore! Performing Arts Center and Gallery in Cloquet. After a full weekend of performances of the County Seat Theater's award-winning production of...
Johnny Cash music fans, take note
Close your eyes, Cash fans, and listen to “The Man in Black” at the Cloquet VFW Auxiliary’s latest fundraising event, “J. Cash Lives” on Saturday, March 30. Performer Ter Scott, as Johnny Cash in his later years, will reflect back on...
Carlton happenings
Last Thursday, I was invited to the Oldenburg House for a presentation on “Phenology – Document Spring” by Betsy Dugan, a practitioner of backyard phenology. Since I had no idea what phenology...
FINN news
Winter is finally leaving! Kevät on täällä! Spring is here! And all around there are signs of spring (“kevät” in Finnish), higher temperatures (yay!), snow melting, rain falling, roads and...
Wright-Cromwell news
Our area communities were shocked and saddened to hear of the death of Darrel L. Johnson, 78, of Tamarack, on March 12, 2019 at his home. We offer our sympathy to his wife Katy, and especially to...
Library offers free workshop on meditation
The Cloquet Public Library will be offering a free meditation workshop, "An Introduction to Meditation," at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, part of a continued commitment to offer free workshops and classes that...
County Seat Theater to compete at MACT*Fest 2019
Community theaters and fans of theater from around the state will gather in Austin, Minn. for a statewide theater festival sponsored by the Minnesota Association of Community Theatres (MACT). MACT*Fest 2019 will take place Friday through Sunday,...
